Applications are open for the Africa Agri-Food Advancement Program 2019 The Africa Agri-Food Advancement Program (AADP) is a joint effort in between the Department of Farming, Food and the Marine and the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.

The goal of the AADP is to establish collaborations in between the Irish Agri-Food Sector and African nations to support sustainable development of the regional food market, develop markets for regional fruit and vegetables and assistance shared trade in between Ireland and Africa.

Financing

AADP financing depends on an optimum of EUR250,000 per business for a complete job or EUR100,000 for an expediency research study

Eligibility

The partners included should consist of one Irish signed up agri-food business and one regional industrial entity in Africa;-LRB- ***************).

All suggested tasks should be industrial in nature and focus. Financing will just be granted to Irish signed up agri food business;-LRB- ***************).

AADP financing will not go beyond 50% of the expenses of the job;-LRB- ***************).

The funds contributed by the Irish signed up agr- food business should not consist of financing gotten from any other Irish Public moneying source;-LRB- ***************).

If a candidate business was formerly effective in getting AADP financing, it needs to discuss plainly (in the application) the brand-new job goals/outcomes and how they vary from those in the preliminary financing round;-LRB- ***************).

If a candidate business proposes to carry out an expediency research study, it ought to consist of a list of ‘prospective’ partners with the application;-LRB- ***************).